The Fried Egg Golf Podcast How to Play Your Best Golf with U.S. Women's Mid-Am Champ Ina Kim-Schaad
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Oct 21, 2025 Ina Kim-Schaad, a two-time U.S. Women's Mid-Am champion and mental golf coach, shares her inspiring golf journey and insights on competition mindset. She discusses the lessons learned from an 11-year hiatus, emphasizing the importance of staying present during matches. Ina offers tips on managing nerves, interpreting pressure as opportunity, and practical techniques to enhance focus. She also touches on her role in promoting diverse women's golf fashion and the significance of celebrating small wins in coaching.
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Eleven-Year Hiatus And Return
- Ina paused competitive golf for 11 years after college as priorities and lifestyle shifted toward work and travel.
- She returned to golf because her now-husband, who is obsessed with golf, reignited her passion and involvement.
Golf Habits Are Deep And Rewritable
- Ina realized golfers are bundles of habits and often revert to childhood knee-jerk mental reactions on the course.
- Rewiring those habits as an adult produces more controlled, mature responses under pressure.
Wrong Club In Final, Quick Mental Reset
- In the U.S. Women's Mid-Am final Ina pulled the wrong club, hit the green by 15 yards, then compounded the mistake with a snapped drive to lose a two-shot lead.
- She used breathing and a deliberate mental reset to stabilize and recover her play the rest of the round.
